| To Each... | ||||
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| Released | 1981 | |||
| Studio | E.A.R.S., East Orange, New Jersey | |||
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| Length | 46:10 | |||
| Label | Factory | |||
| Producer | Martin Hannett | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
To Each... is the second album and debut LP by English band A Certain Ratio, released in 1981 by record label Factory. It is sometimes considered the band's official first album. It was recorded in New Jersey and produced by Factory mainstay Martin Hannett.[4]
The album spent twenty weeks in the UK Independent Chart, peaking at number 1.[5]
Despite being panned by some critics and being unfavorably compared to Joy Division, To Each... has received widespread acclaim from record companies that reissued the album, with many praising it for its unconventional sound and rhythm sections. Turntable Lab hailed it as a landmark release of the post-punk era.
- ^ "A Certain Ratio - To Each... LP Mute". Stranded Records. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
The album's finale is another standout, taking detour from the concise funk-punk numbers for a nearly 13-minute voodoo mantra in "Winter Hill.
- ^ Farley, Keith. "A Certain Ratio - To Each..." AllMusic. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th Concise ed.). United Kingdom: Omnibus Press. p. 29. ISBN 978-1-84609-856-7.
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:0was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Lazell, Barry (1997) Indie Hits 1980–1989, Cherry Red Books, ISBN 0-9517206-9-4, p. 1